Claim · #6734938
Aphididae (family) · pest pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Tomato Aphids Armyworms Caterpillars”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 71
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphididae are ubiquitous tomato pests both as direct feeders and virus vectors; extension listing is biologically sound.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Multiple aphid species (Myzus persicae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae) are documented tomato pests; family-level claim with leaf feeding is correct.”
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